These sessions are not a replacement for training on equality, data protection, the GDPR or PECR but rather follow on sessions that complement and dove tail with such training to help ensure implementation is more robust and effective.
Our full courses on the Equality Act, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Privacy in Electronic and Communications Regulations (PECR) all have built in audits at the end that enable participants to consider how their specific policies and procedures measure up against expected legal compliance and best practice.
Our follow on course on Impact Assessments explore why this approach is key to legal compliance and provides guidance on how to develop a low burden effective approach to impact assessments, these new online sessions take the training a stage further and allow participants, guided by a subject specialist to impact assess two policies, practices or procedures of their choice.
The Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in the Equality Act requires public bodies to pay “due regard” to securing equality of choice and process in policies, practices, and procedures. ‘Due Regard’ is usually facilitated through an Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs).
By analogy, Data Protection laws have within them a new concept- “Privacy by Design”. Organisations simply have to think harder about privacy. This means adopting a “Risk Based Approach”. And where appropriate, Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) must be carried out on policies, practices, and procedures all with a focus on protecting data subject rights.
If you and/or your colleagues have received training on the equality and data protection laws but now need help in carrying out equality or privacy impact assessments we can assist.
Our online practice sessions enable up to 3 representatives from your organisation to carry live risk assessments on two of your policies, practices or procedures. In doing so they gain the knowledge and confidence to cascade and roll out further.
Whilst the session sets the stage with a brief overview of the latest legal position on equality and data protection laws it is assumed participants are fully conversant with the legislation applying to the policy, practice or procedure being assessed. Notably:
- The Equality Act
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK Data Protection Act
- Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations (PECR)
The live session focus on your specifically chosen policies, procedures, or practices. We have other courses that provide the necessary background information if necessary
The small print
- Each session costs £695+ vat and the invoice needs to be paid in advance
- Our standard cancellation terms apply
- Each session is are run live on your video conferencing platform at a mutually convenient time.
- Each session is prefaced with a 1 hour telephone/video conferencing scoping call with your lead representative.
- Copies of the chosen policies need to be submitted in confidence in advance of the training.
- You can choose two policy, practices, or procedures on which you need live IMPACT assistance. You can choose one for equality, one for privacy or two for equality or two for privacy.
- If you have an existing EIA and/or PIA toolkit we will need a copy in advance and will dovetail the training to it, If not, we will provide one
